. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 148 PESTS OF GARLEX AXI) FIELD CROPS Prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead will check the pest. Apply early before the bean pods are well formed. Clean- ing up rubbish in the fall is of value. The destruction of wecis that belong in the same botanical family is an adcUtional remedial measure. The Bean Lady Beetle ' EpiUichna corritpta !Muls.) In some of the Western states beans are subject to injupi- by this species. Early in the season the foUage is eaten by the adults, which ha^-e hibernated
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 148 PESTS OF GARLEX AXI) FIELD CROPS Prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead will check the pest. Apply early before the bean pods are well formed. Clean- ing up rubbish in the fall is of value. The destruction of wecis that belong in the same botanical family is an adcUtional remedial measure. The Bean Lady Beetle ' EpiUichna corritpta !Muls.) In some of the Western states beans are subject to injupi- by this species. Early in the season the foUage is eaten by the adults, which ha^-e hibernated. These are fol- lowed by the lanae, and later a new generation of adults is at work. As soon as the bean poiis appear they are attacked as well as the leaves. The lar\"£e skele- tonize the leaves, working on the under side, while the adults de- vour the leaf tissue entire. The adult beetle is broadly oval, one tliird of an inch long, hght brown in color, and marked with eight dots on each wing cover. The lar\'a is about the same size, yeUowish, and covered with short, branched spines. There is one generation annuaUy. -Arseiiicals, eitlier Paris green or arsenate of lead, â nill loll Ixith lan"ae and adidts. The appUcations must be made to the under side of the leaves. The Squash Lady Beetle (Epilachna honalis Fab.) Both the insect and its work are characteristic. The adult beetle is one third of an inch long, nearly as wide, yellowish to brownish in color, and marked with seven large black dots on each wing cover. In addition there are four small dots on the The eggs are yellowish, and are laid in clusters on the leaf. The lar^'a is oval in shape, a half inch long. and covered with rather Ions, branclung spines. The beetle marks out a chctdar area on a leaf and then feeds witliin tliis. The larva. Fig. 14S. â The Bean Lady Beetle. Enlarged and natural size. Origi- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have b
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